Episode # 120 August 29, 2016 Racers With County Ties Have Tough Day Fort Kent’s Austin Theriault finished 35th after winning heat race number six. He was dropping back steadily from his sixth place starting spot until lap 121 when smacked in the rear of the car by Jeff White. …

...He was then replaced by Spencer Davis for the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 at Greenville Pickens Speedway (South Carolina) on Sept. 5. He has since learned that he won’t be driving for the final two races at the New Jersey Motorsports Park on Saturday and the Dover 125 at Dover International Speedway on Sept. 30.

Theriault had six top-five and seven top-10 finishes in 11 races.

“I feel proud of the effort we put in all year. We had some challenges to overcome at the beginning of the season,” Theriault said. “We hit our stride midway through the season and had some strong, consistent finishes. I was proud of the fact we built a solid foundation for them for years to come. We all enjoyed working with each other,” said the 22-year-old Theriault.

He said he is going to use his newfound free time to focus on landing a full-time ride in the Xfinity or Camping World Truck Series for next season.

Austin Theriault returns to the track this weekend in the No. 25 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, followed by his first start at Phoenix International Speedway on Nov. 12.

Fort Kent’s Austin Theriault will return to the Xfinity Series on Saturday afternoon when he drives the No. 25 Chevrolet for Rick Ware Racing at the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway.

Fort Kent's Austin Theriault spent some time in the St John Valley over the Holiday break. Theriault says it is always great to have some time to relax at home. Over the next couple of night we will talk to Theriault about the last year.Theriault started the year on the K and N East series driving for Hattori Motorsports. Late in the season a lack of funding forced Theriault out of the drivers seat.

Austin Theriault will have a full time ride for 2017. Theriault is teaming up with Kenny Schrader and will be competing in the ARCA Series. ARCA is a National Racing Series that gets Television exposure. The Fort Kent Driver is excited about the opportunity.